MALPRACTICE: Provides for filing procedures and amounts recoverable in medical malpractice actions. (8/1/26)
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Summary
The bill changes Louisiana law to limit the total amount a patient can recover in a medical malpractice case, adds inflation adjustments, and creates rules for paying future medical care and related benefits. It applies to health‑care providers and patients filing malpractice claims, and directs any excess payment to the state’s Patient Compensation Fund. The law also requires a hearing to decide if the patient can manage their own future care.
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